The 1959 San Francisco 49ers roster had 2 quarterbacks: Y.A. Tittle and John Brodie. Tittle led the team in passing yards with 1,331. There were 6 running backs on the roster: J.D. Smith, Joe Perry, C.R. Roberts, Hugh McElhenny, Lenny Lyles and Billy Atkins, and Smith had the most rushing yards among them with 1,036. The receiving group consisted of 1 wide receiver with R.C. Owens leading all of them with 347 receiving yards. View all of the 1959 49ers rushing, receiving, passing, kicking and defensive stat leaders.